{"code":"BPC","codeName":"Business and Professions Code","section":"1640","citation":"Bus. & Prof. Code, § 1640","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Dentistry [1600. - 1976.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-2/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2.5. Special Permits [1640. - 1642.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-2/chapter-4/article-2.5"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 799, Sec. 2.   (SB 1575)   Effective January 1, 2013.","effective":"2013-01-01","html":"<p>Any person meeting all the following eligibility requirements may apply for a special permit:</p><p>(a) Furnishing satisfactory evidence of having a pending contract with a California dental college approved by the board as a full-time professor, an associate professor, or an assistant professor.</p><p>(b) Furnishing satisfactory evidence of having graduated from a dental college approved by the board, or of having completed an advanced education program accredited by either the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or a national accrediting body approved by the board.</p><p>(c) Furnishing satisfactory evidence of having been certified as a diplomate of a specialty board or, in lieu thereof, establishing his or her qualifications to take a specialty board examination or furnishing satisfactory evidence of having completed an advanced educational program in a discipline from a dental college approved by the board.</p><p>(d) Furnishing satisfactory evidence of successfully completing an examination in California law and ethics developed and administered by the board.</p><p>(e) Paying a fee for applications as provided by this chapter.</p>","text":"Any person meeting all the following eligibility requirements may apply for a special permit: (a) Furnishing satisfactory evidence of having a pending contract with a California dental college approved by the board as a full-time professor, an associate professor, or an assistant professor. (b) Furnishing satisfactory evidence of having graduated from a dental college approved by the board, or of having completed an advanced education program accredited by either the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or a national accrediting body approved by the board. (c) Furnishing satisfactory evidence of having been certified as a diplomate of a specialty board or, in lieu thereof, establishing his or her qualifications to take a specialty board examination or furnishing satisfactory evidence of having completed an advanced educational program in a discipline from a dental college approved by the board. (d) Furnishing satisfactory evidence of successfully completing an examination in California law and ethics developed and administered by the board. (e) Paying a fee for applications as provided by this chapter.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/special-permits-1640","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}